Wisconsin State Fair puffs its way to biggest crowd since 1969

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Mix impossible-to-resist foods on a stick with an 11-day stretch of near-perfect weather, and what do you get?

The largest Wisconsin State Fair crowd since 1969.

A total of 1,012,552 attended this year's fair, which wrapped up Sunday in West Allis. That's a bump of nearly 10 percent from 920,962 last year. Rick Frenette, chief executive officer of Wisconsin State Fair Park, noted that reaching the landmark of 1 million could be a once-in-a-lifetime event for the 162nd annual fair.

A few other numbers to throw at you from this year's highly successful run: